FinMin to discuss ways with tax commissioners to plug GST leaks on Jan 14

Even as the GST collection crossed Rs 1-trn mark for the 2nd month in a row in December, the receipts were nowhere near Rs 1.10 trn required every month from Dec onwards to meet the target for 2019-20

Against the backdrop of a steep goods and services tax (GST) collection target for 2019-20, Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey will hold a day-long meeting with tax commissioners on January 14 to discuss ways for streamlining the GST system and plug leaks because of fraud.
 
Sources said the meeting with state tax commissioners and chief central tax commissioners will deliberate on enhancing GST compliance by plugging loopholes and discouraging tax evaders and those gaming or misusing the system.
 
The meeting assumes significance as the GST Council in its last meeting held on December 18, 2019, wanted a detailed